IBPS Common Written Exam PO / MT
Test -I: Reasoning Ability
Directions (Q. 1): Study the following information carefully and answer the given questions. 1. A school bus driver starts from the school, drives 2 km towards North, takes a left turn and drives for 5 km. He then takes a left turn and drives for 8 km before taking a left turn again and driving for further 5 km. The driver finally takes a left turn and drives 1 km before stopping. How far and towards which direction should the driver drive to reach the school again? 1) 3km towards North 2) 7 km towards East 3)6 km towards South 4) 6 km towards West 5) 5 km towards North Directions (Q. 2-3): Read the following information carefully and answer the questions which follow. A, B, C, D, E and F live on different floors in the same building having six floors numbered one to six (the ground floor is numbered one, the floor above it is numbered two, and so on, and the topmost floor is numbered 6). A lives on an even-numbered floor. There are two floors between the floors on which D and F live. F lives on a floor above D's floor. D does not live on the floor numbered two. B does not live on an odd-numbered floor. C does not live on any of the floors below F's floor. E does not live on a floor immediately above or immediately below the floor on which B lives. 2. Who among the following live on the floors exactly between D and F? 1) E, B 2)C,B 3) E,C 4)A,E 5)B,A 3. On which of the following floors does B live? 1) Sixth 2) Fourth 3) Second 4) Fifth 5) Cannot be determined Directions (Q. 4-5): Study the following information to answer the given questions. In a five-letter English word (which may or may not be a meaningful English word), there are two letters between L and P. S is not placed immediately next to L. There is only one letter between S and A. S is towards the right of A. S is not placed immediately next to E. 4. Which of the following is correct with respect to the word thus formed? 1) E